The Wire - October 26, 2023

this is the wire report for 2330 Zulu October 26 2023 preceden is routine information cut off is 2300 bottom line up front Israel continues limited clearance operations as Rocket attacks intensify beginning with international events in the Middle East rocket attacks by Hamas intensify today as the Israeli bombing and shelling campaign of Gaza continues conflicting reports indicate Poss Multiple Man pad or Man portable air defense systems attacks on Israeli aircraft with no success so far no word on when the official invasion is set to begin though Netanyahu has stated that the date has been set in Russia the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation conduct the first major series of exercises testing nuclear response following the Russian duma's vote to Der ratify Russia's commitment to the 1996 comprehensive nuclear Test Ban Treaty earlier this month month on the home front in the United States a mass shooting occurs in Leon Maine leaving 18 dead and many more wounded the only details regarding the suspect originate from law enforcement officials the suspect has been identified as Sergeant First Class Robert card of the United States Army Reserve according to law enforcement official officials the suspect has been identified as Sergeant First Class Robert card of the United States Army Reserve according to law enforcement officials card has a history of mental issues he was recently taken for mental treatment following concerns among his reserve unit the suspect remains at large and is considered armed and dangerous analyst comment for this wire Israel may be attempting to test Hamas positions and get a feel for the urban combat before the grand campaign begins Israeli probing attacks into Gaza may also actually be a main assault rather than Recon by fire or some other Skirmish if this is plausible when Israeli forces encounter stubborn resistance they can withdraw regroup and claim they never invaded in the first place and that the real invasion is yet to come several attacks and subsequent withdrawals have been observed in Gaza the past few days adding Credence to this Theory Israeli politicians continuing to stress the long-term nature of this war may also by default add weight to this theory on the other side of the wire Hamas likely is suffering losses from Israeli strikes but exactly how many losses is impossible for anyone to know this concludes the wir of the wire Hamas likely is suffering losses from Israeli strikes but exactly how many losses is impossible for anyone to know this concludes the wire for 2330 Zulu October 26th 2023